OBSERVATION OF THE TRANSITION FROM THOMSON TO COMPTON-SCATTERING IN MULTIPHOTON INTERACTIONS WITH LOW-ENERGY ELECTRONS

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作者
MOORE, CI
KNAUER, JP
MEYERHOFER, DD
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[1] Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14623-1299
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.74.2439
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We have observed longitudinal acceleration of free electrons by photon scattering in the low-energy Thomson regime. This is the first observation of the transition between the Thomson and Compton regimes of electron scattering due to higher-order photon interactions. © 1995 The American Physical Society.
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页码:2439 / 2442
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